GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| violate | break |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |